Diners having fun with the fare aboard the Centauri space station can now take dwelling a memento that dips even additional into the solar system.
The Space 220 restaurant, positioned “above” the Mission: SPACE pavilion at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT in Florida, gives its visitors an out-of-this-world menu paired with an astronaut’s-eye view of Earth (opens in new tab) rotating beneath. As a part of the cosmic expertise, these ordering any zero proof (non-alcoholic) cocktail or youngsters’s meal obtain a restricted version pack of buying and selling playing cards that function trivia, details and illustrations about space exploration, food in space and the “sky-high improvements” at House 220.
The unique playing cards — they’re solely out there on the restaurant — are organized into planet-named collection with six playing cards per set. Randomly inserted into the five-card packs, the sixth card in every collection is a uncommon “Tech-Specs”-themed card that’s stamped with blue foil ink and is themed to a present or future space know-how.
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From September 2021, when Space 220 opened (opens in new tab), the packs included playing cards within the Mercury, Venus and Earth collection. These first playing cards at the moment are retired and a second selection is out there with three new planet collection.
“House 220 is debuting three new collectible buying and selling playing cards — Saturn, Jupiter and Mars [honoring] the restaurant’s one-year anniversary at EPCOT!” Disney Parks just lately introduced on its social media channels.
Just like the originals, the brand new House 220 playing cards function art work developed particularly for the restaurant. Among the many 18 designs now being distributed are:
- “Maintain on Tight” — the fifth card within the Mars collection addresses the challenges of consuming on the International Space Station (ISS). “[Astronauts] must be very cautious when bringing meals to their mouths so it does not by accident float away.”
- “Hostile Ambiance” — the primary card within the Jupiter collection warns there may be “no welcome mat” on the gas giant planet. “You could not fly by way of Jupiter like you might a cloud, as a spacecraft wouldn’t have the ability to face up to its highly effective storms and ammonia-laden environment.”
- “Time to Refuel” — the fifth card within the Saturn collection focuses on the number of meals on the ISS. “In the present day, the menu on the Worldwide House Station options greater than 100 objects, together with rooster, fruit and brownies. With extra menu objects being added on a regular basis, future astronauts could have a galaxy of decisions.”
The blue foil “Tech-Specs” playing cards now embrace “Storm-Sat” (Mars), “Cargo Ship” (Jupiter) and “Working in House” (Saturn).
Present packs could be distinguished from the retired packs even earlier than opening them. Each function the identical art work of the Centauri space station in orbit over Earth, however the newer packs add the brilliant Solar rising above the planet’s horizon.
The Space 220 restaurant (opens in new tab) is run by the Patina Restaurant Group (opens in new tab), which is owned by Delaware North, the identical firm that operates NASA’s Kennedy House Middle Customer Advanced.
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